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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1992

INQUIRY WILL NOT CONFLICT WITH CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS: GOVERNOR

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THE GOVERNOR, STR DAVID WILSON, SAID TODAY (THURSDAY) THAT MR JUSTICE KEMPSTER 19 A VERY EXPERIENCED JUDGE WHO WILL MAKE SURE THAT WHATEVER HE REPORTS DOES NOT CONFLICT WITH THE QUITE SEPARATE CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS IN THE INQUIRY INTO THE SHEK KONG VIETNAMESE MIGRANTS DETENTION CENTRE INCIDENT.

SPEAKING ΤΟ REPORTERS AFTER VISITING WAN CHAI DISTRICT, SIR DAVID SAID WHEN A VERY UNPLEASANT AND HORRIFYING INCIDENT HAPPENED THERE WERE THINGS THAT MUST BE DONE.

"ONE,

IS IF THERE IS CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS TO BE TAKEN AGAINST PEOPLE THAT MUST BE DONE. THAT'S A VERY SLOW PROCESS; THE LAW OF NECESSITY WORKS SLOWLY SO YOU WOULD EXPECT A COURT CASE TO TAKE MANY, MANY MONTHS.

HORRENDOUS LIKE

"SECONDLY, AND ALSO IMPORTANT, IF SOMETHING THAT HAPPENS WE WANT TO FIND IF THERE ARE ANY LESSONS TO BE LEARNT FOR THE FUTURE; AND WE WANT TO DO THAT QUICK, WE CAN'T WAIT POR MANY MONTHS UNTIL THE COURT CASE HAS BEEN FINISHED TO FIND OUT IF THERE ARE ANY LESSONS TO BE LEARNT, HE SAID.

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ASKED TO COMMENT ON CHINA'S PROPOSED APPOINTMENT OF ADVISERS FROM HONG KONG, THE GOVERNOR SAID: "I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH CHINA THAT SEEKING ADVICE INFORMALLY FROM PEOPLE IN HONG KONG; I WOULD LIKE TO BE AS WIDE A BASIS AS POSSIBLE FROM A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT AREAS.

"THAT

IS ADVISE. THE RUNNING OF HONG KONG IS A MATTER FOR THE THERE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT AND ONLY FOR THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT.

BECOMING SHOULD BE NO QUESTION, THERE MUST BE NO QUESTION OF ADVISERS ANOTHER CENTRE OF AUTHORITY IN HONG KONG AND I'VE BEEN PLEASED TO SEE IN THE PAST THAT CHINESE OFFICIALS HAVE SAID PRECISELY THAT," HE SAID.

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OF THE REPLY TO A QUESTION ABOUT THE CONFIDENTIALITY RULE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, SIR DAVID SAID: "I WOULD EXPECT EVERY MEMBER OF THE THEY EXECUTIVE COUNCIL TO STICK TO THEIR OATH AND IT IS AN OATH THAT

COUNCIL WITHOUT WILL NOT REVEAL WHAT GOES ON IN THE EXECUTIVE PERMISSION OF THE GOVERNOR."

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HAVE MY EXPERIENCE EXECUTIVE COUNCILLORS TO ABIDE BY THAT OATH AND I WOULD EXPECT THEM TO GO ON So, HE SAID.

BEEN

VERY

DOING

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CHAI,

ASKED ABOUT HIS VISIT TO "CAGE PEOPLE" APARTMENTS IN WAN 31R DAVID' SAID: "1 WANTED TO GO AND SEE FOR MYSELF WHAT THE PRESENT FOR SITUATION WAS IN SOME OF THOSE APARTMENTS AND WHAT WAS BEING DONE THE FUTURE.

HE NOTED THAT THERE WERE ENORMOUS IMPROVEMENTS IN BED-SPACE APARTMENTS RUN BY THE TUNG WAH GROUP OF HOSPITALS WITH THOSE IN PRIVATE APARTMENTS.

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